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Where does “harengère” come from?

harengère (French) comes from French hareng, from Old French hareng, from Latin haringus, from Frankish hāring, from Proto-Germanic hēringaz, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

harengère (French): fishwife

Definitions

  1. fishwife

Ancestry of “harengère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchharengherring
2Old Frenchhareng—
3Latinharingus—
4Frankishhāringherring
5Proto-Germanichēringazherring
6Proto-Germanichērąhair
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
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